Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
775 
6 
30 
78 
177 
284 
200 
acres treated 
84,249 
300 
1,693 
20,781 
4,826 
42,769 
13,880 
Manure used 
farms 
264 
- 
9 
23 
52 
122 
58 
acres treated 
11,554 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
618 
6,581 
1,705 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
342 
- 
15 
27 
50 
151 
99 
acres 
64,920 
- 
1,103 
13,992 
1,252 
37,585 
10,988 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
610 
6 
25 
55 
118 
231 
175 
acres 
82,981 
300 
1,803 
18,679 
4,020 
44,838 
13,341 
Nematodes 
farms 
54 
- 
3 
5 
7 
20 
19 
acres 
11,953 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,228 
7,328 
2,281 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
126 
- 
2 
12 
32 
42 
38 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
8,322 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
293 
7,059 
900 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
78 
- 
5 
6 
11 
35 
21 
acres on which used 
16,067 
- 
694 
4,047 
1,078 
8,735 
1,513 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
37 
_ 
_ 
2 
9 
11 
15 
acres 
2,186 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
926 
1,217 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
248 
- 
13 
47 
47 
90 
51 
acres 
13,037 
- 
138 
1,551 
924 
8,569 
1,855 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
38 
- 
6 
3 
14 
9 
6 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
15,851 
- 
120 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,999 
used 
farms 
324 
- 
6 
34 
94 
108 
82 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
3,507 
27 
418 
642 
1,069 
1,351 
used 
farms 
164 
6 
2 
12 
25 
67 
52 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
5,853 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
238 
2,464 
1,173 
practices were used 
farms 
506 
18 
20 
45 
124 
147 
152 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
38,891 
318 
1,192 
7,930 
2,877 
22,401 
4,173 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
107 
- 
9 
11 
14 
48 
25 
acres 
1,982 
- 
163 
102 
330 
1,174 
213 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
280 
- 
10 
25 
75 
117 
53 
Solar panels 
farms 
255 
- 
9 
25 
63 
112 
46 
Wind turbines 
farms 
45 
- 
1 
3 
17 
20 
4 
Methane digesters 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
- 
4 
8 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
3,821 
31 
84 
345 
791 
1,334 
1,236 
Part owners 
farms 
657 
- 
14 
70 
174 
198 
201 
Tenants 
farms 
2,308 
12 
71 
234 
682 
633 
676 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
4,480 
31 
98 
415 
965 
1,532 
1,439 
acres 
18,479,011 
1,438 
8,688 
11,988,679 
4,462,215 
1 ,093,094 
924,897 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
6,490 
43 
139 
611 
1,562 
2,089 
2,046 
acres 
18,604,001 
1,966 
9,342 
12,045,291 
4,457,520 
1,130,115 
959,767 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
661 
_ 
47 
86 
188 
180 
160 
acres 
333,861 
- 
11,218 
56,164 
71,477 
110,415 
84,587 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
652 
- 
47 
80 
188 
180 
157 
acres 
330,846 
- 
11,188 
56,128 
71,467 
107,660 
84,403 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
186 
_ 
2 
10 
36 
57 
81 
acres 
170,270 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13,913 
95,963 
59,869 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
1 1 ,249 
76 
286 
1,157 
2,716 
3,498 
3,516 
1 operator 
3,191 
24 
73 
263 
789 
1,050 
992 
2 operators 
2,974 
11 
76 
323 
700 
958 
906 
3 operators 
489 
2 
19 
41 
133 
120 
174 
4 operators 
78 
6 
1 
11 
13 
21 
26 
5 or more operators 
54 
- 
- 
11 
12 
16 
15 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
4,919 
32 
102 
506 
1,232 
1,488 
1,559 
1 operator 
4,000 
14 
88 
400 
1,023 
1,232 
1,243 
2 operators 
377 
9 
7 
40 
90 
102 
129 
3 operators 
39 
- 
- 
3 
6 
12 
18 
4 operators 
8 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 
1 
5 or more operators 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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